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HHB 3.7
Immunisation
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Biology
Not Applicable
01/17/2018

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Term
vaccination
Definition
using an antigen that has been made harmless to produce and immune response and memory cells
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memory cells
Definition
lymphocytes remaining after a first exposure to a pathogen, allowing rapid response to second infection
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adjuvants
Definition
substances added to a vaccine to enhance the immune response
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herd immunity
Definition
principle by which many vaccinated individuals protect those unvaccinated
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influenza
Definition
viral infection that undergoes antigen variation and so requires annual vaccination programme
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herd immunity threshold
Definition
the percentage of a population that must be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity
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disease, vaccine effectiveness, density of population
Definition
factors affecting herd immunity threshold
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poverty
Definition
barrier to achieving herd immunity in developing country
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rejection of the vaccine
Definition
barrier to achieving herd immunity in developed country
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antigenic variation
Definition
when a pathogen changes its antigen
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